NOVPUBGu Zhi looked up, laughing incredulously. “What nonsense are you talking about?”
Shen Roujia was dumbfounded. “Aren’t you two getting closer?”
Gu Zhi sighed and replied, “What are you thinking all the time? I only see him as a good brother, a comrade.”
Gu Zhi then coughed lightly and glanced at Shen Roujia, speaking slowly, “Besides, I’ve come to terms with some things. Some matters are inevitable.”
Shen Roujia’s delicate brows furrowed. “Why do you only see him as a brother?”
Gu Zhi was taken aback. “Huh? Then what should I see him as?”
Shen Roujia, pacing anxiously, thought, this plot twist is all wrong. The male and female leads should support each other, understand each other, and create a beautiful story together. Why is the relationship line changing?
“Zhi Zhi, what are you really thinking? I can’t understand,” Shen Roujia asked urgently.
Gu Zhi hesitated before answering slowly, “I’m free now. I just need to avenge my mother.”
Shen Roujia knew Gu Zhi still wanted to kill Xu Lianggen to avenge her past life. Only then could she live freely.
But Shen Roujia couldn’t understand why Gu Zhi had no feelings for Xiao Sinian, who seemed like a perfect match.
Shen Roujia suddenly remembered, “Didn’t you once say that Xiao Sinian cared about you? I thought you two had mutual feelings.”
Gu Zhi looked surprised. “Why would you think that?”
Shen Roujia, recalling, “No wonder you agreed to the marriage proposal. Do you have feelings for my brother?”
Shen Roujia was anxious. Did she need to sacrifice her family to matchmake Gu Zhi and Xiao Sinian?
Gu Zhi, unperturbed, adjusted her clothes. “That was just a pretext. Your brother would never agree.”
Shen Roujia pressed, “But aren’t you at the right age? Haven’t you considered settling down? I really think you and Xiao Sinian are a good match.”
Gu Zhi looked Shen Roujia up and down. “Do you have feelings for him?”
Shen Roujia shook her head vigorously. “What are you talking about?”
Gu Zhi frowned. “Then why are you always trying to match us up?”
Shen Roujia sighed, not wanting to argue further. “Fine, why are you out so late?”
Gu Zhi glanced around. “I recently found a perfumer and plan to investigate the black market.”
Shen Roujia’s eyes widened with curiosity. “There’s a place like that in the capital?”
Gu Zhi extended her hand to Shen Roujia. “Come, I’ll show you.”
Shen Roujia naturally placed her delicate hand in Gu Zhi’s. “Alright.”
The path grew quieter and more secluded as they walked. Shen Roujia felt a sense of lightness as she thought of the events in the palace.
“By the way, was your mother close to the late Empress?” n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
